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Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5 or more years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 13,315 | 9,305 | 68.9 | 67.9-69.9 | 1,398 | 10.6 | 9.9-11.3 | 902 | 7.0 | 6.5- 7.6 | 1,390 | 10.6 | 9.9-11.3 | 320 | 2.9 | 2.5- 3.4 |
-Eastern NC | 4,466 | 2,997 | 65.2 | 63.4-66.9 | 498 | 11.4 | 10.3-12.5 | 326 | 8.1 | 7.1- 9.3 | 536 | 12.6 | 11.4-13.9 | 109 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.5 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,633 | 1,024 | 61.3 | 58.4-64.2 | 196 | 11.5 | 9.9-13.4 | 139 | 9.7 | 7.9-11.8 | 217 | 13.5 | 11.5-15.7 | 57 | 3.9 | 2.8- 5.4 |
Female | 2,833 | 1,973 | 68.7 | 66.6-70.7 | 302 | 11.2 | 9.9-12.7 | 187 | 6.7 | 5.6- 7.8 | 319 | 11.8 | 10.4-13.3 | 52 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.2 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,970 | 2,172 | 71.7 | 69.7-73.6 | 299 | 10.9 | 9.6-12.4 | 185 | 6.9 | 5.8- 8.1 | 274 | 9.4 | 8.2-10.7 | 40 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.7 |
African American | 1,082 | 601 | 55.4 | 51.6-59.1 | 148 | 12.8 | 10.6-15.3 | 104 | 10.3 | 8.1-13.0 | 191 | 18.2 | 15.2-21.6 | 38 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.8 |
Other Minorities | 13 | 8 | 47.7 | 20.1-76.8 | 2 | 33.9 | 9.3-71.9 | 3 | 18.4 | 5.1-48.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 328 | 220 | 62.5 | 55.0-69.4 | 32 | 8.9 | 5.9-13.2 | 26 | 11.2 | 6.7-18.2 | 44 | 12.6 | 8.9-17.4 | 6 | 4.9 | 1.9-11.9 |
25-34 | 813 | 539 | 63.6 | 59.5-67.6 | 93 | 12.1 | 9.6-15.1 | 70 | 9.7 | 7.3-12.8 | 93 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.4 | 18 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.7 |
35-44 | 871 | 590 | 65.4 | 61.2-69.3 | 93 | 11.1 | 8.9-13.9 | 64 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.6 | 108 | 14.7 | 11.6-18.5 | 16 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 |
45-54 | 852 | 579 | 66.8 | 62.9-70.6 | 107 | 13.3 | 10.8-16.2 | 61 | 7.9 | 5.9-10.5 | 89 | 10.3 | 8.0-13.2 | 16 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 |
55-64 | 752 | 495 | 65.1 | 60.8-69.2 | 93 | 12.0 | 9.4-15.1 | 58 | 8.7 | 6.4-11.7 | 90 | 11.6 | 9.0-14.9 | 16 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.5 |
65-74 | 493 | 326 | 64.9 | 59.7-69.7 | 49 | 9.8 | 7.2-13.3 | 31 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.4 | 70 | 15.3 | 11.7-19.7 | 17 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.1 |
75+ | 338 | 233 | 68.6 | 62.6-74.1 | 29 | 8.7 | 5.8-12.6 | 15 | 5.5 | 2.9- 9.9 | 42 | 12.8 | 9.1-17.7 | 19 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 632 | 260 | 40.9 | 35.7-46.4 | 75 | 10.0 | 7.7-13.0 | 64 | 12.1 | 8.8-16.4 | 177 | 26.9 | 22.7-31.6 | 56 | 10.1 | 7.1-14.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,421 | 882 | 59.6 | 56.3-62.8 | 193 | 13.7 | 11.7-16.0 | 127 | 10.2 | 8.2-12.6 | 184 | 14.1 | 11.7-16.7 | 35 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,222 | 857 | 68.8 | 65.6-71.8 | 148 | 13.4 | 11.2-15.9 | 87 | 7.6 | 6.0- 9.6 | 120 | 9.5 | 7.7-11.7 | 10 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 |
College Graduate | 1,182 | 992 | 84.3 | 81.7-86.6 | 81 | 7.0 | 5.5- 9.0 | 46 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.8 | 55 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.5 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 498 | 213 | 42.7 | 36.7-48.9 | 71 | 12.4 | 9.4-16.2 | 57 | 10.5 | 7.7-14.1 | 134 | 26.8 | 22.0-32.3 | 23 | 7.5 | 4.6-11.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 815 | 439 | 50.3 | 45.7-54.9 | 113 | 13.3 | 10.8-16.2 | 72 | 10.4 | 7.5-14.3 | 151 | 20.6 | 16.9-25.0 | 40 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 545 | 374 | 65.1 | 60.2-69.6 | 62 | 12.4 | 9.4-16.1 | 44 | 10.4 | 7.5-14.1 | 59 | 10.8 | 8.2-14.2 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 634 | 474 | 71.9 | 67.5-75.9 | 67 | 12.1 | 9.3-15.6 | 38 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.5 | 50 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 521 | 415 | 77.2 | 72.6-81.2 | 43 | 9.8 | 7.1-13.5 | 31 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 | 30 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.0 |
$75,000+ | 539 | 468 | 86.6 | 82.9-89.5 | 35 | 6.7 | 4.6- 9.5 | 16 | 2.9 | 1.7- 5.0 | 17 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,422 | 819 | 56.3 | 53.1-59.5 | 185 | 13.3 | 11.4-15.6 | 126 | 9.3 | 7.5-11.5 | 240 | 17.5 | 15.2-20.2 | 52 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.2 |
No | 2,902 | 2,082 | 69.4 | 67.3-71.5 | 301 | 10.7 | 9.4-12.1 | 183 | 7.3 | 6.1- 8.8 | 283 | 10.3 | 9.0-11.8 | 53 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 631 | 406 | 65.0 | 60.7-69.2 | 96 | 15.5 | 12.5-19.1 | 48 | 7.6 | 5.5-10.3 | 64 | 9.5 | 7.3-12.4 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 |
Non-Veteran | 3,691 | 2,463 | 64.1 | 62.1-66.1 | 392 | 10.8 | 9.6-12.0 | 275 | 8.5 | 7.3- 9.9 | 470 | 13.7 | 12.3-15.2 | 91 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 |
Currently Serving | 135 | 123 | 90.8 | 83.5-95.1 | 7 | 5.2 | 2.3-11.2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.6 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.6-10.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having teeth.
Note: Denominator includes respondents who reported having never been to a dental clinic.
^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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